These Pictures are Worth Approximately 1/3rd to 1/2 of 13,567 Words

13,567 is the number of NEW WORDS I wrote while I was up on a tall tall mountain with Lydia, retreating. Those brave wild honking beautiful LOONS among you who are doing NaNoWriMo may now yawn, completely unimpressed, and say, "That's almost as many words as I effortlessly pooped out this morning before breakfast."

BUT FOR ME it was a big ol' hairy deal. Lydia got about 15K, so I hate her now, forever, ALAS, but this is us together soaking up glorious porch sunshine before I put her...